AMA STEPS Forward®: Whole-person care

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Integrating medical and behavioral health care services within primary care practices helps promote more accessible and equitable treatment of patients’ behavioral, mental and physical health needs. The AMA STEPS Forward® program provides physician practices with evidence-based best practices, tools, aggregated resources and practical solutions to implementing and sustaining integrated behavioral health care.

Whole-person care

Promote more accessible and equitable treatment of patients’ behavioral, mental and physical health needs by enabling whole-person care.

BHI Compendium

Developed by the BHI Collaborative, the Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Compendium serves as a tool to learn about integrating behavioral health care, which includes mental health and substance use disorders care, and how to make it effective for your practice and patients.

Learn what your practice needs to make the best decisions for the mental health of your patients.

About AMA STEPS Forward

AMA STEPS Forward offers real-world solutions to common challenges in health care today. Explore a variety of innovative, physician-developed resources designed to help prevent physician burnout, optimize workflows, improve well-being and enhance patient care. Learn more.

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